a suspicious glance

  • 1suspicious — sus|pi|cious S3 [səˈspıʃəs] adj 1.) thinking that someone might be guilty of doing something wrong or dishonest suspicious of ▪ Some of his colleagues at work became suspicious of his behaviour. suspicious about ▪ They were suspicious about my… …

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  • 2suspicious — sus|pi|cious [ sə spıʃəs ] adjective ** 1. ) believing that someone has probably done something wrong: Colleagues became suspicious when he started acting strangely. a ) feeling that someone or something cannot be trusted: suspicious of: People… …

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  • 3suspicious */*/ — UK [səˈspɪʃəs] / US adjective 1) believing that someone has probably done something wrong Colleagues became suspicious when he started acting strangely. a) feeling that someone or something cannot be trusted suspicious of: People are often… …

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  • 4suspicious — [səˈspɪʃəs] adj 1) if you are suspicious, you do not trust someone or you think that something bad might have happened Colleagues became suspicious when he started acting strangely.[/ex] a suspicious glance/look[/ex] People are often suspicious… …

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  • 5suspicious — adjective Date: 14th century 1. tending to arouse suspicion ; questionable < suspicious characters > 2. disposed to suspect ; distrustful < suspicious of strangers > 3. expressing or indicative of suspicion < a suspicious glance > …

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  • 6suspicious — suspiciously, adv. suspiciousness, n. /seuh spish euhs/, adj. 1. tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior. 2. inclined to suspect, esp. inclined to suspect evil; distrustful: a suspicious tyrant. 3. full of or&#8230; …

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  • 7suspicious — sus•pi•cious [[t]səˈspɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. 1) tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior[/ex] 2) inclined to suspect, esp. inclined to suspect evil; distrustful 3) full of or feeling suspicion 4) expressing or indicating&#8230; …

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  • 8suspicious — adj. 1 prone to or feeling suspicion. 2 indicating suspicion (a suspicious glance). 3 inviting or justifying suspicion (a suspicious lack of surprise). Derivatives: suspiciously adv. suspiciousness n. Etymology: ME f. AF & OF f. L suspiciosus (as …

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  • 9suspicious —   Ho ohuoi, kīkāmū.     Suspicious glance, maka lena …

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  • 10glance — I n. 1) to cast, dart, shoot; steal a glance at 2) to exchange glances 3) an admiring; amused; casual, cursory, fleeting, passing; conspiratorial; disapproving, indignant; furtive, stolen, surreptitious; imploring; knowing; meaningful,&#8230; …

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